First thing to say, we can NOT be a Drupal developer to build great Drupal sites in 7 hours. That is just impossible!

I am not a Drupal developer. I am just a Drupal beginner. I know some HTML syntax, some hosting operations, I can't even write PHP code. That's why I found difficult when I first learnt Drupal. It was a long way to get to the point when I can actually show a Drupal site to my friends. What I wished at that time is, if someone could build a completed site for me, I can change my logos, write some stuffs about myself, customize it a little bit then off we go, this is my Drupal site.

During a couple of years working with my Symphony team, I still want to build a Drupal package, that a beginner like me, can actually launch a Drupal site in less than a day. I heard alot about Drupal design is not good enough, Drupal has high learning curve, Drupal is for developers only. But if we can lower the barrier, more people can join the Drupal community, and there will be no more myths like that.

One day, I came up with an idea of an out-of-the-box Drupal package with a tutorial, which within 7 hours, a Drupal newbie can build a good Drupal site. Why 7 hours but not any other numbers? It is just an easy to remember number. Just to show that Drupal can be easier than most people thought. I discussed with my team, we came up with some solutions and we said "Yes, it is possible".

So together with my Symphony team, we have built some out-of-the-box Drupal packages, and the tutorial "Master Drupal in 7 hours". This is what I intend to do in this tutorial, to show you how to master a ready completed Drupal site, in 7 hours.

Who this tutorial is for

Maybe you are a business owner who want to quickly build a Drupal site. Maybe you are a Drupal novice struggling with learning Drupal. You hold in your hands three free out-of-the-box Drupal packages that have thousands downloads from the community, and the knowledge that could master your Drupal site in less than a working day.

What this tutorial cover

We provide you three free out-of-the-box Drupal packages. You can pick one of those to download and install.